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Hannes Swart asked

Can I connect a wind turbine to my Quattro

I am completely off grid, my question is can I connect a wind turbine to my quattro as an utility?

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electricboating avatar image electricboating commented ·
I would also like to do this with a 48V quattro and 8kW turbine
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Florian Mettetal avatar image Florian Mettetal electricboating commented ·
Me too
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Kevin Windrem answered ·

I would say probably not on the AC side of things. Voltage and frequency produced by the turbine need to be within an acceptable window and stable. The power output of the turbine will probably also vary with wind speed and the Quattro expects a fixed amount of power at it's input (set by the input current limit).

Some have reported using a DC turbine feeding an MPPT controller which then connects to the battery. The one issue is preventing the turbine from excessive speed. This may require a "dump load", etc.

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